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Advanced Practical Project Management Training

The aim of the course is to provide participants with additional skills and techniques for better project planning and smoother execution.

Description

Even experienced project managers often face the same recurring challenges – project tasks take longer than planned, unexpected extra activities arise, and constant changes make you wonder whether this is normal or if there’s a smoother way to handle it all. A single miscalculation during the planning or execution phase of a project inevitably leads to extra time spent on solving problems, increased stress, and in worse cases, additional financial costs or losses. This training will provide you with more in-depth project management skills, help you find solutions to problems encountered in your projects, and equip you with a wider range of tools and tips for managing projects successfully.

Goal

This course is intended for individuals who already have experience managing different types of projects and who want to further refine and enhance their project management skills. The goal is to carry out projects more efficiently, effectively, and ultimately with less stress.

Who it is for

Completion of the Practical Project Management Training – Basic Level training is required prior to attending.

Prerequisites

Please bring your own laptop to the training. If this is not possible, please contact us by email at info@koolitus.ee (no later than 3 working days before the start of the training).

Programme

Day 1
- 08:45 - 09:00 Gathering and coffee
- 09:00 - 11:00 Project, Program, and Portfolio Management
  - Creating and managing a portfolio
  - Project evaluation methodologies
  - Logical model
  - Methods used: lecture, group work, discussion
- 11:00 - 11:15 Coffee Break
- 11:15 - 12:45 Project Planning
  - Problem identification, 5 Whys technique
  - Setting project goals using OKR method and KPIs
  - Project canvas
  - Project coordination and approval
  - Methods used: lecture with practical examples, discussion, group work
- 12:45 - 13:30 Lunch
- 13:30 - 15:00 Project Management Methodologies
  - Waterfall, Agile, and Adaptive Project Management
  - WBS
  - Kanban
  - Methods used: lecture with practical examples, discussion, group work
- 15:00 - 15:15 Coffee Break
- 15:15 - 17:00 Risk, Time, and Budget Planning
  - Risk analysis and management
  - Activity planning and management methods: Gantt, PERT, WP, Critical Path
  - Cost management and budgeting techniques
  - Day summary and reflection
  - Methods used: lecture with practical examples, discussion, group work
Day 2
- 08:45 - 09:00 Gathering and coffee
- 09:00 - 11:00 Team Building and Leadership
  - Recruiting and building the team
  - How to start off on the right foot
  - Team members’ responsibilities and roles, RACI
  - Motivating the team, characteristics of a good team
  - Methods used: lecture with practical examples, discussion, group work
- 11:00 - 11:15 Coffee Break
- 11:15 - 12:45 Day-to-Day Project Management
  - Daily project management tools
  - Creating an effective work culture
  - Running project meetings
  - Facilitating brainstorming sessions
  - Managing the team’s and your own time
  - Methods used: lecture with practical examples, discussion, group work, practical exercises
- 12:45 - 13:30 Lunch
- 13:30 - 15:00 People Management Based on Personality Types
  - Personality types and how to recognise them
  - How to communicate effectively with different personality types
  - Creating your own intentional team culture
  - Methods used: lecture with practical examples, discussion, group work and group games
- 15:00 - 15:15 Coffee Break
- 15:15 - 17:00 When Things Don’t Go as Planned. Project and Training Wrap-Up
  - Preventing and managing conflicts
  - Why teams sometimes don’t work
  - Burnout
  - Coaching-style leadership
  - Drawing conclusions and analysis
  - Reflections and final discussion
  - Methods used: lecture, group work, discussion

Skills you will gain

As a result of the training, participants will: have in-depth knowledge of project planning and execution; know and be able to avoid the most common project management problems; be able to use various project management tools as needed.

Additional information

Also check out the full Practical Project Management Program.

Price

Price on request

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Organiser

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This course last ran in October 2025. We do not know yet whether or when it will run again — that is why it is still here. Ask us if you are interested.